davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-27

dinatess
A.--His kindness Ito subordnates is proverbial
pbout The hospitals he is known to be exceedingly
kind man.
Q-Have you every paid any rnons for political as
Al havo never been assessed but have paid money
for political purposes since was eighteen years
old. paid my money here in town. think hand.
ed it to Mr.. Coy. gave money once to Mr.. Forest,
$25 or $50 and told him 10 hand it in when he came
70 town.
John z. Sullivan took the witness chair He
testified that he was produce and commission
merchant This is the man favored above all
others in getting contracts for furnishing butter,
from tour to five thousand pounds a month to
the Indiana Hospital for the Insane. He was
called by the Harrison side of the case and in
tcrrcgated by Mr. Wesner. He was shown 4
number of contracts for butter he had furnished
che hospital.
1886 Dou you know what kind OF butter you fur
n;shedl
Witness with great elaboration and composure
after looking the erlCountry butter, the
j requsition called for
0uestion-And in this of Nov. %. 1884,
Answer-Creamery butter.
Q.--What do you know about it's being creamery
butterl
A-[Wiih much nonchalence1 The contracts are
Riways filed according to the acquisitions.
Yae witness was shown n contract dated June
s &c, 1856, calling for fancy creamery aud an
4 other dated Sept IS 1885, likewise calling for
.fancy creamery butter.
Q-wos that kind of butter furnishedl
Ayes sir: always filed the contract accord
ing to reqcistion.
-I)o you say that will apply to all tho contracts
s Tor butter you Tnadel
Ave have always tried 70 fiji the contracts &C
eording 70 toqnistion. Sometimes the goods not
satisfactory at tho institution and were returned &c
rs.
The witness was asked as to butter furnished
By him In other months. but nothing could gel
him away from his sierootypsd reply that u
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-22
Fair. to yield the following results:

*Tho oil is of beautiful pale yellow
color; its smell may be perceived Oh
heating oatmeal cakes. Seven per cent.
may be taken as the averagc-about as
much oil as is found i'll corn.
American samples seem tenacious and
hard, and therefore it is necessary that
oatmeal grits or groats should be ground
into meal and not into gritS. In like
manner oats for horses should be bruised
in order to get them thoroughly digest
ed; it is the common practice in Eng
land, and found to be far more econom-
ical in feeding horses on oats. 1t is
noteworthy that the Hopctown variety
grown in Northumberland, was remark
able for its weight which was grown on
a sandy soil, suffered from drought and
yielded only three quarters per acre.
The other samples, grown on deep, rich
vegetable loan mould, produced eight
quarters per acre, and less ash. AS the
oat grain constitutes three -fourths of the
weight, it will carry off 45 pounds of
phOsphoric acid per acre, and 60 bushels
per acre carry of 300 pounds Of bones
per acre.
In conclusion, Professor Norton sums
up his Is months arduous labor thus:
owe see that even including the 'husk,
the oat is superior to any other corn in
the ingredients which go directly to the
production of muscle in the body. The
strong muscular forms of the Scottish
ploughmen have long been living wit
nesscs to the good properties of their
favorite and almost only food; and, now
that it has been shown what those prop
critics really were, | feel sure that DR..
Johnson's definition of oats: Food for
man in Scotland, and for horses in
England, will be remembered only for
its good and appropriate answer: And
where will you find such men and such
horses?
We may add, and where in America
Will you find any man like Professor
Norton at his own expense and time de-
vote Is months labor III investigating
with others such important practical re-
search into industries of world wide i'm
portnncc and interest?
The importance of the subject in the
growth of the oat, and comparative
analysis OF the straw at different stages,
in like manner as Professor Norton con
Quoted his Investigation, deserves moro
notice and Investigation OF samples in
every State of America by the Washing
ton board OF agriculture, which the
chemists there seem to have left undonc,
and their Investigations consequently in
complete. Surely this will be soon in
vcstigated and published.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-22
The Cotton Movement,

The New York financial Chronicle, in
| It's weekly cotton review, says that for
| the week ending Friday evening, the 10th
instant, the total receipts have reached
i,O32 bales, against ], ,599 bales last week,
y, 40 bales the previous week, and 10,-
626 bales three weeks since; making the
total receipts since the 1st Of September,
1886, 8, ,l79,9l9 bales, against 5,2O7,949
bales for the same period Of 1856,
showing decrease since September l,
1856, of 28,03O bales.
The exports for the week ending the
same time reach a total of 5,58S bales,
OF which ,, 500 were to Great Britain, =
to France, and 2,729 to the rest of the
continent.
The total sales for forward delivery for
the week are 700, 800 bales. For imme-
date delivery the total sales foot up
S,Gl2 bales, including 7,0l7 for export,
l,091 Tor consumption.
The imports into continental ports
for the same period have been 81, 900
bales.
There was a decrease in the cotton
III sight, Friday night, of 46,3ll bales
as compared with the same date of
1886, q decrease of u ,025 bales as COM
pared with the corresponding date of
Ioo", ana decrease OF 2I3, ,3S9 bales as
compared with 1891.
Old interior stocks have decreased
during the week l,587 bales, and were
Friday night IO,I7l bales less than at the
same period last year. The receipts at
the same towns have been 1887 bales
"ss than for the same week last year,
nd since September the receipts at oil
ne towns are Oh, l0i bales less than for
the same time in 1856.
The total receipts from the plantations
since September /, 1856, were 5, ,1S3, ,51S
bales in 1885 6 were 5,311 00G bales, and
in 1884 5 were 4, 7I0, 493 bales. Although
the receipts at the outports tho past
week were 1902 bales, the actual move
mcnt from plantations was only 1853
bales, the balance being taken from the
stocks at the interior towns. Last year
the receipts from the plantations for the
same week were 1889 bales, and for
1850 they were 4S9 bales.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-22
T.tE WIDOW OF PICK EFT.
Hcroism of II Soldiers Bridc--A Perfect
and Fearless Ridcrnnd brave Woman.
LErom tho Nullimnrn Alnnlinnnl

icroism of II soldiers Bridc--A Perfect
and Fearless Ridcrnnd a Brave Woman.
(From the Baltimore Amcricano
The recent recovery in Washington
from severe illness OF the widow
of the late General George l..
Pickett recalls one of the most interest
ing stories that como back to us from
the war. It's chief interest is her dcvo-
ton to her husband in all the hours Of
his hardship and danger. Privation,
served to bring out more beautifully her
the closing year Of the war she followed
him to the battle fields, lived under can
vas, and went through camp life like
a soldier, being repeatedly under hIe
and making narrow escapes, yet still re-
naming faithfully by his side. When
she married him she was but fifteen
years of age, beautiful in face and form,
gifted in intellect and gentle in her nu-
ture.
She was, too, perfect and fearless
rider. When the war was over an effort
was made to take from General Pickett
the privileges given him by the Grant
Lee cartel, and they went to Canada.
lhSlC phCS u'tu llO lllcjlIlSJ uO ElOuty
and no N Ilospect of either, with young
child t. re for. But her brave nature
never altered. With that indomitablc
courage which never deserted her, and
aided by her superior education, she
obtained professorship i'll bellies lettres
and took care of the family until General
Grant insisted that the cartel should be
kept, and they at once returned to their
home. General Grant then rendered
General Pickett the position of Marshal
of Virginia, but he accepted position
in an insurance company with hand
some salary attached. Though oil then
seemed bright, the worst sorrow was yet
to come. In few years General Pickett
died and she was left to her own re-
sources. 1t was then that her helpless
condition aroused the South and sub
scription was started for her, headed
with $4,000 by the State. She firmly
declined to receive this upon hearing Of
it, and shortly aftcrward secured small
government position, sufficient to sup
port herself and family. Among her
friends and visitors are some of the lead
ing society and official people, whom she
occasionally cntertains in a modest but
digniticd way.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-22
a PLAGUE OF SNAILs.

They Arc Eating Every Growing Thing In
Center County, Pennsyi> >ania.
From Harrisburg Special to New York sun }
The entire lower portion of Center
county, Pennsylvania, is at present
plagued by a most extraordinary vista
ton of snails or garden slugs. They
come from their hiding places in crevices
a.dcr board walks stones, ETC., only at
night, and they cover the roads and
llks by the million In Penn's valley
and Bloomfield and the surrounding
country they have eaten every growing
thing III their path, Some gardens have
been entirely destroyed. A letter from
PENIS valley says that mornings after
warm nights walks and roads are literal
ly covered with the sIum these insects
leave in their trails and by bushels of
dead snails that have been crushed by
pedestrians and wagons. Lime, paris
green, salt and other insect destroyers
have been scattered literally where the
snails travel and feed, but they have had
no effect on them. The singular part
OF this plague is that no insects of the
kind were ever known to be in the coun-
try before. Where they came from or
what influences have brought them there
so suddenly and in such immense num-
bcrs is mystery no one has been able
tO solve
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-22
THE VALUE OF TIE OATS CROP.
FACTS AND FIGURES DRAWN FROM
ACTUAL ENPERIENCE.

How the Grain Flourishos In Different
Sections, and How it is Made ii Profitable
Crop.
(From the ST. Paul, Mimi, Farmcr)
From the results of the analyses of
l66 samples of American oats collected
from all parts of the country, the Dc
partmcnt of Agriculture at Washington
has rendered service much needed.
The results prove much variation Of the
oat grain in its plumpness ana relative
proportion of the kernel and the husk
and other physical qualities. The kerne
is found to be in proportion of to 3 of
the husk-thc samples from Western
States contain least husk.
Where the white oats will grow they
are generally heavier, and have larger
proportion of kernel in consequence
Connecticut oats weigh 29.3 lbs. per
bushel, Dakota 1876 lbs. and Colorado
IS.S lbs. The average of sorts being
37.2 per bushol. Tho Pacific slope 1872
lbs; Northern States 3S; Southern 34.5,
'N't>A' 40 - A''p. AOnCl Clldl IllC average
is for the whole country owing to the
looser husk.
Oats from Washington Territory gave
7G.l per cent. average of kernel. One
sample gave 1928 per cent, and one
sample from Dakota 5537; but the
amount of meal from the best varieties
does not exceed 30 per cent OF the oat.
The warmer temperature of the South
lowers the average weight, and the aver
ago yield is relatively about 10 bushels
per acre i'll the South against 30 for the
North. This is an item OF value very
necessarily to the farmers interest, and
should be taken seriously into considera-
ton.
The relative quality o; oats is n money
value, affecting the miller as well as the
farmer. OF the l79 samples analysed,
lS samples from the Pacific slope were
lower i'll albuminoids, and richer in fiber
(hush) than the average for the whole
country.
The average composition OF oats was
found to be:
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-22
4 DECIDED MONSTROSITY.
4 Very strange Being Recently Born in
the old North state.

A dispatch from Ashcyille to tho
Knoxville Tribune says: Conspicuous
among the freaks of nature in this sec
tion OF the State, is that one just re-
ported from the little town Of Coopcrs,
eight miles east of the city on tho West
crn North Carolina Railroad. Lnforma-
ton this morning reached here that mt
tins place, on yesterday, child with
two heads had been born. Finding the
physician, DR.. II. |. Wilson, who at
tended the mother, he confirmed the
report and gave n full description Of the
freak.
The child with two heads, the faces
being opposite. The front face is per
foctly white, the one at the back is not
regular. There is only one neck for the
skulls and the hair on the forehead
comes down to the eyes. The arms Of
this being are covered with heavy and
shaggy growth Of hair, entirely to the
wrists.
a number OF people to-day went from
the CITY to sec this monstrosity, and were
astonished at its remarkable pecuhari-
ties. Ruth and Havey Lythe, two
reputable and hard working colored
people, are the parents of this strange
being. They live in an humble cabin
close by the Swarre river in the suburbs
of the village.
The child is an unusually large one,
weighing about sixteen pounds, and ap-
parently two feet long. 1t is amost
white and has facial features that are
rather pleasing, when the shaggy fore
head ard rear head are concealed. Its
voice is not that of the human young,
suggestive OF the lower animals in It's
strange unnatural cries. 1t has not
taken nourishment from its mothers
breast, but greedily swallows what is
otherwise given it. The mother appear
attached to this strange creature and
refers TO it most endearing terms.
Numbers OF our citizens from the sur.
rounding country have to-day visited the
cabin, and gone away in wonder. Al
ready the adaptability of the freak to the
demands Of the museum has been freely
discussed and it is said that business
offers have been made and declined
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-22
Lamar as Judge.

a Mississippian said recently to par
ty OF gentlemen in Washington:
Secretary Lamar could never do for
Judge. Why, do you know what hap
pcncd TO him on street car the other
day? He came into the car with
French novel under his arm, jammed
himself down in corner, ran his hand
into his pocket, pulled out a fifty cent
piece anu put it into the box. 1t was a
bob tail car, whore passengers pay
their own own fare. Then he poked his
nose into his book and began to read.
a lady on the opposite side who had
seen his mistake, called his attention to
it, saying: "Mr Lamar, you put fifty
cents in the box" What he did was the
funniest thing L ever heard Of He
pccred into the box minute absent
mindedly, thrust his hand again into his
pocket and pulled out a nickel which he
also dropped into the box, as he said:
81 made mistakel Oh, thank you,
thank you. Guess this will make it ali
right"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-22

fund, they gave away for no considera-
ton whatever at least $7,056,327.50 of
the peoples money.
So it was that, by paying $l,3OO,0OO
in bribes, Jacob Sharp intended to save
five and half millions of money which,
with the thirteen hundred thousand be-
sides, he should rightfully have paid for
the franchise. And, when each of the
aldermen pocketed his $2i, 900 bribe, he
sold out the people of New York city to
the amount of 100000 in gross, or
over 1852, 900 year in revenue.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-22
she is the Idol of My menrl.

Well, then, why don't You do gone
thing to bring back the roses to her
checks and the light to her eyes? Don't
you see she is suffering from nervous
debility, she result of female weakness? {?
a bottle of DIR. Harter's Iron Tonic
will brighton those pale cheeks and send
new life through that wasted form. If
you love her take heed.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-22

A NEW MUSICAL PRODIGY of Paris, the
child Hoffman, continues to excite the
greatest cnthusias:o wherever he appears.
Without considering him as modern
Mozart, he has certainly wonderful exc
cution, facility, memory, and remark.
able talent for improvisation. He lis
tens attentively to a melody which he
hears the first time and immediately,
without n moments hesitation or study,
he carries that original theme through q
dozen or more variations, never losing
it, and never giving it more embellish-
ment than its rhythm and musical idea
can support. Hoffman comes from Vi
emma, and is said to be only nine years.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-22
Over.WOrked Women.

For 'worn.out, rundown, debilitated
school teachers, millipcrs, seamstresscs.
housekcepers, and over. worked women
generally, DR. Pierce's Favoritc Prescrip-
Lion is the best OF all restorative tonics.
1t is not Cure all, but admirably ful.
fills a singcncss of purpose, being most
potent Specific for all those Chronic Weak
nesses and Diseases peculiar to women. 1t
Is powerful general as well as uterine,
tonic and nervine, and imparts vigor and
strength to the whole system. 1t promptly
cures weakness of stomach, indigestion,
bloating, weak back, nervous prostration
debility and Seeplessncss, in either sex.
Favoritc Prescription is sold by druggists
under our postttre guarantee See wrapper
around bottle. Price 81 90 bottle, or six
bottles for $500.
A large treatise on Diseases of Women,
profuscly illustrated with colored Plates
and numerous wood cuts, cent for ten cents
in stamps. Address, Worlds Medical As
sociation, 663 Main street, Buffalo, N. Y.
- -
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-22

GENERAL r.. p. ALEXANDER, we'll
posted man iii railroad matters, thinks it
very doubtful whether the Inter State
Commission will suspend the fourth
clause of the Act after the 9th July. He
thinks that instead of q rigid enforce
ment of the long and short haul clause,
the line ought to be drawn somewhere,
and he indicates the rule which he pre-
fers as follows: "No rates below cost;
free competition above cost"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-22

A GROUP OF ANARCHISTS, numbering.
ninety .en and women, has been discov-
cred at Columbus, 0. A blasphemous
secret circular issued by the group advo-
Gates arson and murder, and even the
killing of the wives and children Of capi-
talists. The Knights Of Labor in Co
lumbus unsparingly denounce the Ana
archists,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-22

A wife slyly attached pcdometer to her
husbands coat when he went out after ted
Just to balance his books The little
meter told of 10 miles on his return. IL Ia
a long walk around q billiard table for so
many hours
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-22
A STUPENDOUS STEAL.
THE ROBBERY or JAKE SHARP AND
THE NEW YORK ALDERMEN.

| (From the New York w0rId)
| 1t is very well understood now that it
cost Mr.. Jacob Sharp very near to $50,
coo to get his broadway franchise from
the Board OF Aldermen. This docs not
include his attorneys fees" nor eX
ponsos at Albany i'll securing the passage
OF the General Railroad act, which made
his Broadway franchise possible. 1t is
very we'll understood by those familiar
with the facts that the total cost to Mr..
Mr.. Sharp was in the neighborhood Of
81, 300, 900.
What costly franchise it would have
been, then, had he bought it at an
honest sale He riskcd $780, 900 Of
bribo money, the chances of legal for
fciturc afterwards ana Of the criminal
prosecution that has i'll fact come to
hinl-in the dishonest purchase rather
than to attempt to buy the franchise at
its real value
Inc twenty-five mOmDCrS OF the Board
OF 1881, Reading Clerk Nlaloney and
General Manipulation KcCnan pockctcd
| '9oOO,OOO anu SOt't Itt lrUnCnlSe AT an
annual rental Ol $lU,OUO. Ihcy at first
gave IL Tor nothing III excess OF the 3 per
cent. on gross receipts required by the
law, but when the World, Mayor Edison
and the general public raised such row
about their cars, they had another meet
ing and agreed to demand Of Sharp an
annual payment of 1 per cent. on
81, ,OUO, ,OOO-or $1,000
1T Is a curious Tact that many honest
Dut nlH&u.dul People say about Sharp
aud the Board of =! that we would not
have he'd railroad on broadway at all
II lne franchise iI... not "een given then,
ana ih"J thc bmocr nho DnDcd were
hoH therefore $" guilty, alter all. Let !
US see;
In" Wy o. NeN lotk = Set'inS from
inc I'FU'>VHl ~ '9Nt!acc I'tHfoNi COmpa-
ny inr nat Is prouaolN, considering the
I"uS(h OF ih" fo2d, inc m"st valuable
fhlioAu lrAAchlsc ever granted Oy
m,'''i.-tI,'p@..i,. - - '"'1o....1'o'' inc sum
ol - i'Hi','i year. "lS sum Is mace
up OF Si"'V'o year rent ana per cent.
ol tii1 i',, S'""- earnings, "ni'h' on @l,0nj,-
oo2' o,'' IN. ar,Ss "a. ..i'.' ior ttc year
cuutu september ''', I.9p' gave S3l,-
+, tI...,-,.,., ,t.... ,.,o,,....;.,l Nr.
I, IL, ,,,J - ~, ~
nnyn,i"1' 1i,cI ,,,I'l -, p.r:j 49,, No.
TIavclonI = .,rI.,n ~ t,n rr,,f,ai S+.,'S
Circ,,if gnMrt ,,7. ~, ,,,,. ,,.,t,o'. s,amG
This wos ~, Iyarrj 81 r,G tI,rin% iI';' III.
cro.s. Observation-Disclosures .|niIy W22 ir i
Shufcr tGn fmiI,wir.,. d. .,,nst,nn conc,.'I',
im's iI,n n,,,I,,,I r,,,,, ~, +nait,, frar,
the Bro~Jway S,nrpsc. I, ,nI,IaHy. '''
.You rnrmrd.I t.n. \ n1r rop,ol
di.h't yon?"
NJ Lac,u,n. a,.Ns,,d
II rnnrl,.l If Ya guia. su0ie,,u 70
protect tns c.sy i. tt. rpr.rn;a.,s II
shoulG receive, Is to ront"I ! thought
II % l"it '"'"e
Nf. I.a,oiApc P,opHpiy spoke wltuoi I
consideration N"cCnt events, III any
event. ,PfoNal,'m Woiu1iy wrong.
on Nay 2O n'ST--ohIy S% " niue less than
TWO years amer 9harp began to run his
car ears ON bro3d""y ime franchise OF the
lWchty-ciSlth ana LN2Aty-ninSh street |
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-22

A woman may be as true as steel, but
then you know some steel is too highly tenn
pered,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-22
CONFEDERATE BATTLE FLAGS.
TWELVE HISTORIC BANNERS OF
SOUTH CAROLINA'S SOLDIERS.

General Drums Manly I.otter to the Sec
retary of Wharf.-The Flags from the Pal
mctto Stntc--Tho Presidents Final
Action.
Special to the News and CouricrJ
WAsIIINGToN, june l5.-The suggcs-
tion of Gen. r. G. Drum that the Con-
federate flags which were captured dur
ing the war, and have for twonty years
been stored in one OF tho attic rooms of
the war department buildings, should
be returned to the respective States to
which they belonged has caused n great
deal of comment. The letter of Gen
Drum to the secretary of war is itself
one of the most notable contributions to
the history of these times. 1t is the let
ter of n brave man and a true soldier:
Gen. Drums Letter.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-22

How the Grain Flourishos I'm Different
Sections, and How it is Made ii Profitable
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-07-21

Read the following: Mr.. c. Fl. Norris New.
ark, Ark, says: "Was down with Abcess Of
Lungs, and friends and physicians pronounced
me an Incurable Consumptiye. Began taking
Dr. Kings New Discovery for Consumption
am now ON my third bottle, and able to oversee
the work on my farm. 1t is the finest medicine
ever made"
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio, says" Had
ii not been for DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption would have died of Lung Troub
les. Was given up by doctors. Am now in
best of health" Try it. Sample bottles free al
M Lvelys Drug Store.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-07-21

This remedy is becoming SO well known and
so popular as to need no special mention All
who have used Electric Bitters sing the same
song Of praise. A purer medicine does not ex.
ist and ii is guaranteed to do all that is claimed
Electric Btiers wilfcure all diseases'of the Liver
and Kidneys, will remove Pimples, BoiIs Salt
Rheum and other affections caused by impure
blood. Will drive Malaria from the system and
prevent as well as cure all Malarial fevers.-
For cure of Headache, Constipation and Indi-
gestion try Electric Btters-Entire satisfaction
guaranteed, or money refunded Price 80 cts
and 800 per bottle, at M. Lively's Drug Store.